Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00012746London Nomades
by John Thomson
About the Artwork
“In London there are a number of what may be termed, owing to their wandering, unsettled habits, nomadic tribes,” wrote John Thomson’s collaborator, reporter Adolphe Smith. Living in wagons, they moved around the city, working seasonal jobs or selling cheap wares at fairs and markets or door to door.
Inscriptions
Stamped in red ink on recto of mount: “LONDON NOMADES.”
Provenance
(Antiquariat Dr. Jens Mattow, Berlin, Germany) March 4, 2019: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- John Thomson (Scottish, 1837–1921)
- Date
- 1877
- Medium
- woodburytype
- Dimensions
- Image: 10.8 x 8.6 cm (4 1/4 x 3 3/8 in.); Paper: 10.8 x 8.6 cm (4 1/4 x 3 3/8 in.); Mounted: 27.1 x 20.8 cm (10 11/16 x 8 3/16 in.)
- Type
- Photograph
- Classification
- Photograph
- Department
- Photography
- Credit line
- Photography Discretionary Fund
- Accession no.
- 2019.48
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